The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-11-26


 be from the beginning, for with our people whenever they undertake to do anything, when once agreed that it should be done, there is not in their vocabulary any such word as 'fail.' l am happy to say to you that our ex- position is very creditable affair, and far exceeds the expectations of the most sanguine of our own people. Visitors have come and are still com ing from near and far, and the general exclamation is, How wonderful It is wonderful, and am almost tempted to say that the unaccountable feature of the productive power of Arkansaw is its great adaptability to grow per- feet samples of varieties that are sup posed to find climatic fitness in de- grees of latitude not found in our state. New England's staple crops are found growing in company with those that are supposed to find in Florida conditions essential to development. Pass down the main aisle of our expo sition and on the right you will find perfect specimens of pumpkins, ap- pies, mangel- and beans, and & turn of few feet will cause you to pass a section laden to overflowing with ribbon sugar cane, rice and cot ton, and so on to the end of the chap ter.
 Ut seems that Providence has decreed that on the fertile lands of Arkansaw the products of the north and south shall meet and kiss each other, while the contented husbandman enjoys the maximum of plenty with the mini mum of toll. The same rule of vari- ety (perhaps immensity would be the better phrase), rules our mineral de- posits. Other states are more spe- cially known for some particular min eral, while in Arkansaw all are found, and now only await the fostering hand of capital to shape them into mer- chantable forms. So, too, with our timber wealth. Every species used in manufacture or establishment are found. Shrubs in the north become trees with us. Let me whisper to the ear of capital, Arkansaw is not alone the land of possibilities, but of cer- tainties. Shrewd men can find in this almost virgin field openings which, if sagaciously followed, will lead to great returns. The farmer will find cheap and fertile land and ease for de- clining years The climate is that happy medium that finds i'll brief crispy winter tho tonic to brace the system for the force of the summers sun. Arkansaw no longer proposes to remain in the background, and in less than five years will set the pace for her sister states. We have been dis trustful ot our own resources in the past, but the ease with which we swept the lists against the world in two crops supposed 10 be antipodes, apples and cotton, has given us conf- dence, and the growers of intervening crops must look to their laurels in future expositions, for Arkansaw with firm tread, advances, singing, Clear the way, for l am coming. To-day is the largest collection of va rieties of field, garden and orchard crops being shown in Little Rock ever gleaned from single state. Her own people are even surprised at the sum total, and inspired with the result will rapidly discard inferior varieties and seek improved ones. In view of the facts, misrepresentations under which Arkansaw so long struggled have been swept away and moral, temperate, friendly people are on the high road to prosperity. Come and see us. Our climate is not more genial than our hearts. A hearty well come in home land awaits all. Ar kansaw and her products have held high rank with the most advanced states of the union. Her fruits have rivaled those of California and Flor ida, and her apples distance all com- petitors, having taken first premium at the two expositions at New Or leans in 1884 and 1885, and at Louis vile and St. Louis. On September 16, 1887, she took the two highest prizes at the American pomological society at Boston. of which she may feel justly proud. Her grains have stood comparison with those of Min nesota and the northwest, her cotton has been unsurpassed by any in the south and her vast display of mineral wealth has excited the astonished ad- miration of the world.
 Each succeeding display of her pro- ducts has attracted more and more at- tention, until the modest state has been called forth from her retirement by the public and now stands revealed to universal admiration in all its at tractive loveliness. Close investiga- tion into its resources and its possi- bilities for the future is eliciting naught but approval, and foreign cap ital has already begun to take cogni- zance of the many advantages offered by the state, and heavy investments are being made in its various sections.
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